through the back door

idiom

: in a secret or indirect way

He managed to get into the private club through the back door because he has a friend who works there.

accessing the computer security system through the back door

Examples of through the back door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, the real privacy risk isn’t sneaking in through the back door. —Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Police said in each incident, the suspect breaks in through the back door and steals jewelry, clothes, and electronics before running away. —Natalie Goldstick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

Officers entered the home through the back door and located two victims in the living room, according to the police statement. —Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026

Officers entered the home through the back door and found two homicide victims, Leonard Ragan, 73, and Jackie Ragan, 72 in the living room, police said. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Dec. 2025

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